Planetary hours
in Los Angeles.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Friday, 9 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:53
- Sunset
- 18:26
- Next sunrise
- 06:54
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:53 – 07:51
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:51 – 08:48
- 3☽︎ Moon08:48 – 09:46
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:46 – 10:44
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:44 – 11:42
- 6♂︎ Mars11:42 – 12:39
- 7☉︎ Sun12:39 – 13:37
- 8♀︎ Venus13:37 – 14:35
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:35 – 15:33
- 10☽︎ Moon15:33 – 16:30
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:30 – 17:28
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:28 – 18:26
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:26 – 19:28
- 2☉︎ Sun19:28 – 20:30
- 3♀︎ Venus20:30 – 21:33
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:33 – 22:35
- 5☽︎ Moon22:35 – 23:37
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:37 – 00:40
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:40 – 01:42
- 8♂︎ Mars01:42 – 02:44
- 9☉︎ Sun02:44 – 03:47
- 10♀︎ Venus03:47 – 04:49
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:49 – 05:51
- 12☽︎ Moon05:51 – 06:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Los Angeles?
On Friday, 9 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:53 and sets at 18:26: the day lasts 11h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:54, lasts 12h 28m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:53 to 07:51: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.